If you have noticed, like the majority of Samsung Galaxy S6 users that your battery does not last even a day, it is probably that your device is constantly "under pressure", it will therefore be necessary to locate the reason of the problem. And one of the most common causes of a battery draining too quickly is apps that aren't closed by the user and will drain your battery. Today we will assist you, by teaching you how to close background apps on Samsung Galaxy S6?
To do this, first of all, we will briefly teach you the purpose of closing the apps that are running in the background on your Samsung Galaxy S6, then, how to close the apps in the background, first through the task manager, then, via your mobile settings.
Why should you close background applications on your Samsung Galaxy S6?
Before we teach you in detail how to exit the applications running in the background on your Samsung Galaxy S6, we will first show you the purpose you will have to perform it. As we explained to you in the introduction, applications represent the major part of the resources consumed by the processor of a mobile phone. In fact, apart from the screen which is obviously a very important source of consumption, it is the processor that requires the most energy from your battery.
It is therefore necessary to assimilate that each application that works in the background, implying that remains active when it is not open directly on your Samsung Galaxy S6, will mobilize material resources from the processor and will saturate the RAM. These two elements may require energy to keep these applications on, and therefore the consequence for you, a battery that drains faster. It is possible to, in the event that you have the impression that it is emptying too quickly, check the battery status of your Samsung Galaxy S6.
How to close background apps on Samsung Galaxy S6?
We now move on to the practical part of this tutorial, we will explain to you very simply how to quit the background applications on a Samsung Galaxy S6? As we explained to you, it may be interesting to perform it in the event that you experience latencies, drops in performance or a battery that drains too quickly.
How to quit background apps on Samsung Galaxy S6 using task manager?
First solution, you will be able to close background apps on a Samsung Galaxy S6 via task manager. This is the easiest manipulation, it is nevertheless less effective with recalcitrant applications which tend to restart automatically after closing. Apply the following few instructions to accomplish it:
- Unlock your Samsung Galaxy S6
- On the bottom bar of your screen, click on the logo of the three vertical lines, this will open your task Manager
- In the latter, you will see all the applications open on your Samsung Galaxy S6, you can either close application by application by positioning yourself in front of the one that interests you, to do this slide the screen to the left or to the right to navigate. Once on the one that interests you, make a swipe-up to close it
- Otherwise you can click on "Close all" which will result in closing all applications open in the background
How to close background applications on your Samsung Galaxy S6 via settings?
Second option, you do not want to close all the applications in the background at once and you realize that some are relaunched without you having done anything! There is a more drastic process to stop all background app related processes on a Samsung Galaxy S6, check out the following:
- Open the "Settings" of your Samsung Galaxy S6
- Look for the "Applications" menu
- In it, click on the application running in the background and that you want to exit on your Samsung Galaxy S6
- Once on the latter's page, click on "Force stop" , this will result in quitting all the processes of the current app
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